{"id":1318478,"date":"2020-02-29T09:22:35","date_gmt":"2020-02-29T16:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1818600"},"modified":"2020-02-29T09:22:35","modified_gmt":"2020-02-29T16:22:35","slug":"rhonda-vincent-invited-to-join-grand-ole-opry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/rhonda-vincent-invited-to-join-grand-ole-opry\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhonda Vincent Invited to Join Grand Ole Opry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/cmtcomstaff\/\" title=\"Posts by CMT.com Staff\" rel=\"author\">CMT.com Staff<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\"><br \/>\n52m ago<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/artists\/rhonda-vincent\">Rhonda Vincent<\/a> was surprised on stage at the Grand Ole Opry on Friday night (February 28) by Opry member Jeannie Seely with an invitation to become an official Opry member. Vincent had just performed her 2019 bluegrass chart-topper \u201cLike I Could,\u201d a tune co-written by Seely. Vincent will be officially inducted into the Opry family March 24.<\/p>\n<p>Vincent reacted to the Opry invitation by twice asking Seely if she was serious. She then replied, \u201c100 percent yes. Oh my gosh! I grew up listening to the Opry. Thank you dear God!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"7b3bc473\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/02\/Rhonda-Vincent-w-Opry-artists-1582992783.jpg?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/02\/Rhonda-Vincent-w-Opry-artists-1582992783.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/02\/Rhonda-Vincent-w-Opry-artists-1582992783.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/02\/Rhonda-Vincent-w-Opry-artists-1582992783.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/02\/Rhonda-Vincent-w-Opry-artists-1582992783.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/02\/Rhonda-Vincent-w-Opry-artists-1582992783.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/02\/Rhonda-Vincent-w-Opry-artists-1582992783.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/02\/Rhonda-Vincent-w-Opry-artists-1582992783.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title=\"Rhonda Vincent, Sharon White, Jeannie Seely, Cheryl White, Connie Smith\" class=\" js-srcset-img shortcode-image \" alt><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photocredit\"> Chris Hollo\/Grand Ole Opry <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following the invitation, Seely welcomed on stage Opry members Connie Smith and Sharon and Cheryl White of the Whites, along with Vincent to perform \u201cThose Memories\u201d center stage in the Opry\u2019s circle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThroughout her award-winning career, Rhonda has always made time to visit us at the Opry,\u201d said Opry Vice President and Executive Producer Dan Rogers. \u201cShe is a force of nature on stage, and a friend to fellow artists and fans alike behind the scenes. Her songs have a home among the many styles of music we celebrate at the Opry for the rest of her career.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n2VnuIjF2IU?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n2VnuIjF2IU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1818600\/rhonda-vincent-invited-to-join-grand-ole-opry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by CMT.com Staff 52m ago Rhonda Vincent was surprised on stage at the Grand Ole Opry on Friday night (February 28) by Opry member Jeannie Seely with an invitation to become an official Opry member. Vincent had just performed her 2019 bluegrass chart-topper \u201cLike I Could,\u201d a tune co-written by Seely. 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